Pasithea (ship)

The Pasithea was an ore-bulk-oil carrier that disappeared during Typhoon Vernon off of Kashima, Japan in August 1990.^[1]^[2] At the time of her loss, she was at the end of a voyage from Australia, with a cargo of iron ore,and anchored off shore on 1 August.^[2] Her last communication occurred on 4 August, shortly after getting under way to ride out the storm further off shore.^[1]

Pasithea was built in 1971, had a deadweight tonnage of 155,407, and was sailing under the flag of Greece at the time of her loss.^[2]

References

1 2 "Case No.10529 ( Wa ) of 1991" (PDF). Tokyo District Court. 17 March 1995. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
1 2 3 "THE COST TO USERS OF SUBSTANDARD SHI" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. January 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

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[tdc-1] 1 2 "Case No.10529 ( Wa ) of 1991" (PDF). Tokyo District Court. 17 March 1995. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[oecd-2] 1 2 3 "THE COST TO USERS OF SUBSTANDARD SHI" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. January 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2017.